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Faith Belanger
Associate
Professor
Rutgers University
Dept. of Plant Biology & Pathology
Foran Hall. Room 304
School of Env & Biol Sciences
New Brunswick. NJ 08903
(848) 932-6389
Fax- 6535
belanger@aesop.rutgers.edu |
O-methyltransferase, flavonoids, endophytic fungi,
symbiosis
Turfgrasses are a feature of our environment which enhance the
lives of most residents in the United States. We appreciate
turfgrasses for their utility in erosion control, their function
as surfaces for recreational sports, and their beauty in parks and
home lawns. Maintenance of turfgrasses is a major endeavor,
requiring large inputs of water and pesticides. Pesticide use is a
potential source of groundwater contaminiaton and a major concern
to many communities. The development of disease resistant and
stress tolerant turfgrasses would, therefore, be of major
environmental and economic benefit. Our lab is focused on
addressing these problems through better understand of fungal
endophytes and through improvement of disease resistance in
creeping bentgrass.
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